Birdwatching, Ecology, Loons, Nature, Neotropical migrating birds, open-water swimming, Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Wens

Troglodytes and humans

For lack of a more suitable place, I hung an earthenware birdhouse—actually, just a hollow clay ball with a hole … Continue reading Troglodytes and humans

Ecology, Natural History, Nature, Spring Ephemeral Flowers, Vermont

Spring Ephemerals

Spring Ephemerals – in a rich forest near you.
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Ascomycetes, Ash trees, Ecology, Emerald ash borer (EAB), Forest bathing, Hiking, Morchella, Morels, mycorrhizal fungi, Natural History, Nature, Pathogens, sac fungi

Have you hugged an ash today?

When hiking in the woods in May, I instinctively look around the base of ash trees. Sometimes in a … Continue reading Have you hugged an ash today?

Antioch University New England, Art, Community College of Vermont, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Mosses, Natural History, Nature

Joining the old scholar’s club

My dad’s sister Mary had a parakeet named Rembrandt. An artist, of Irish descent and pretty enough to have modelled, … Continue reading Joining the old scholar’s club